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Critical alternatives

Added: 27 May 2025

As the supply of rare earth elements becomes an increasing geopolitical issue, Akseli Mansikkamäki …

Game Theory: Photosynthesis

Added: 14 Apr 2025

It’s fun before science with Photosynthesis, say Dr Louise Robinson and Dr Ian Turner.

Chemical expansion

Added: 7 Apr 2025

After increasing to add a dedicated chemical lab zone last year, CHEMUK returns with a further addi…

Green chemistry: The path to sustainable reagents in laboratories

Added: 31 Mar 2025

Green chemistry is revolutionising the way we approach sustainability in science. Rachel Sully expl…

Tell it to the spin doctor

Added: 10 Feb 2025

Despite being an internationally renowned centre of academic excellence, the UK is struggling to co…

Coolly compliant

Added: 27 Jan 2025

Upgrading and replacing assets such as refrigeration equipment requires careful attention not only …

At the heart of things

Added: 20 Jan 2025

London’s role as a lab science location has been limited by shortage of sites but evidence suggests…

Tree Bingo combines entertainment and enjoyment

Added: 25 Nov 2024

What is Tree Bingo?

Well sometimes a game does exactly what it states on the box; Tree Bingo is bi…

Stand by for the big freeze

Added: 26 Oct 2024

Crisp white snow, glaciers all around, icicles melting in the summer sun – it’s July in Britain 50 …

Combatting microplastics with microscopy

Added: 30 Sep 2024

Microscopy techniques are used to identify and characterise microplastics, but each has limitations…

The right moves

Added: 31 Aug 2024

Finding lab spaces is difficult but there’s more to consider after you secure one. Switching sites …

Cold cure

Added: 19 Aug 2024

Power-intensive equipment such as fridges and freezers significantly impact energy conservation in …

The evolution of CRISPR cell line technology

Added: 6 Aug 2024

CRISPR technology’s initial applications were primarily focused on targeted genome editing, but its…

A matter of scale

Added: 22 Jul 2024

Funding support and infrastructure are needed to bring bio-based products and processes to market a…

Future Labs Live 2024: Digital, automated, connected

Added: 4 Jun 2024

Basel braces for anything up to 3,000 innovators, industry leaders and practitioners attending the …

Lab Babble: Be damned and don’t publish

Added: 29 May 2024

Commercial priorities are killing the usefulness of web platforms and publishing, despairs Russ Swa…

Hurricane hunters

Added: 29 May 2024

Cruising thousands of feet above the Arctic through a raging storm isn’t the most congenial researc…

Honing in on the chemical lab

Added: 15 Apr 2024

This year’s version of the CHEMUK show is the largest ever but it also has an enhanced focus on the…

Identity crisis?

Added: 18 Mar 2024

When the Royal Society of Chemistry began to tackle the barriers to disabled entrants to the profes…

Farm to gutter: Genomic surveillance to track AMR

Added: 4 Mar 2024

Governments are waking up to the dangers presented by antimicrobial resistance but the focus on cli…